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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH RX...DANIEL BOONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
640 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A PASSING WARM FRONT WILL BRING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TODAY. LOOK FOR THE INVERSION
TO BREAK BETWEEN 8:30 AND 9 AM THIS MORNING. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS AND
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OFF OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN IN THE AFTERNOON...BRINGING
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST IN THE MID TEENS MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....68.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........93     95     94     85     62
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM NONE
TEMP............62     70     74     76     76
RH..............74     59     52     48     48
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 9   W 9    SW 8   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........29     10     4      3      3      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     66     63     60     58     57
RH..............55     64     71     78     84     87
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 1   SW 0   S 0    S 0    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT AROUND 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AT AROUND 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....115.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........4      4      4      4      3      2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     74     80     83     82
RH..............81     59     44     35     29     29
20 FT WIND......S 1    SW 8   SW 13  SW 14  SW 13  S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     25     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...GEOGERIAN
REQUESTED BY...ALISON COONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.TAYLO.01/JKL